Disposable wet wipe for cleansing a horse bit

ABSTRACT

A disposable piece of one ply non-woven paper material consisting partially of wood pulp and soaked with a solution of water and a peppermint flavored extract for use in the cleansing of horse bits caked with an admixture of saliva and dried horse feed material.

CROSS REFERENCES TO PRIOR OR PARENT APPLICATIONS

There are no prior or parent applications related to the instantinvention.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The instant invention is not the subject of any federally sponsoredresearch and development.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The instant invention relates to that field of devices consisting ofdisposable towels permeated with a savory flavored liquid solution.

2. Art Information Statement

The Art Information Statement submitted herewith contains referenceswhich however do not anticipate the instant invention.

A SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 1. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists partially of a piece of synthetic disposablenon-woven one ply paper material typically and indeed ideally six inchesin width by seven inches in length, 54 percent of which consists of woodpulp. Such paper material moreover typically and ideally has weightdensity of 1.50 ounces per square yard of such material. The completeinvention consists of such paper material having been soaked with asolution made up of water together with a savory flavored peppermintextract ideally and typically admixed as follows: one teaspoon of suchextract per thirty teaspoons of water. A plurality, typically fifty ofsuch pieces of paper material is packaged prior to any such soaking ofthe same, within a container typically six inches in length, four inchesin width and two and a half inches in height and then the whole of thesame is so soaked with half a cup of the above-mentioned solution ofwater combined with peppermint extract to thereafter as disposable wetwipe units be ready for use cleansing horse bits.

2. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

Horse bits if not regularly cleaned, invariably get caked with salivaand dried feed during use by horses. Horses are reluctant to reach forsuch dirty bits. There is presently no truly viable way to clean suchhorse bits. Cleansing such dirty bits with water, sufficiently to inducehorses to readily take them invites ultimate damage to the leather ofthe bridles to which such bits would be attached. However, resort to theinstant invention allows for a ready cleansing of such bits that notonly leaves them reasonably shiny and clean for the next use but alsoleaves them embossed with a remnant residue of peppermint flavoredextract which residue serves to greatly enhance willingness on the partof such horses to take such clean and shiny bits whereas horses love theflavor of peppermint; and, in the end analysis, enhancement of a horse'swillingness to take a bit is a most desirable objective from the vantagepoints of both stable owners and riding instructors.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustration of a horse holding a bit in its mouth.

FIG. 2 is an isolated view of a horse bridle and bit complex.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a disposable wet wipe unit in apposition to acontainer of flavored extract solution.

FIG. 4 illustrates a person wiping off a horse bit with a disposable wetwipe unit.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1 shows horse A holding a horse bit B in its mouth. FIG. 2 showsbit B attached to bridle C. FIG. 3 shows a disposable wet wipe unit 1 inapposition to a container of flavored extract solution 2, typically asolution consisting of water together with a peppermint flavored extract3. Disposable wet wipe unit 1 for the invention is ultimately permeatedwith extract solution 2 by way of a soaking of a plurality of typicallyfifty of such units, that are each typically six inches in width andseven inches in length all being held within a container, with suchflavored extract solution 2. FIG. 4 illustrates a person D wiping off abit B with a wet wipe unit 1.

As was earlier noted, a maintaining of a clean, shiny bit B is essentialto the facilitation of a horse A's willingness to take such a bit B andthen accordingly maximally perform in conformance with the needs and/orwishes of its rider or its handler. There is no question but that horseslove the flavor of peppermint. In this regard, utilization of anappropriately sized and weighted wet wipe unit 1 sufficiently soakedwith a peppermint extract solution 2 to wipe down a bit B and leave itclean and shiny, will also serve to leave the bit B covered with apeppermint flavored residue with the result being that a horse A willmuch more eagerly take such a bit B as opposed to taking a bit B that isunclean i.e., caked with aged saliva and feed material or one that isonly perfunctorily wiped down with water.

In the foregoing regards, it has been moreover determined that the bestof such wipes 1 are those made of non-woven one ply paper materialconsisting of wood pulp and polyester components. The best of such papermaterial is that which is made up of 54 percent wood pulp. The outerlimits of efficacy of such paper material require that wood pulp make upfrom 45 percent to 55 percent of such paper material. Paper materialmade up of less than 45 percent of wood pulp is too flimsy to be of muchuse in terms of holding a solution 2 comprised of water and a peppermintextract 3 of reasonable strength flavorwise, and paper material made upof more than 55% wood pulp is too coarse and won't sufficiently holdsuch a solution 2 so as to be effective. Moreover, it has beendetermined that the ideal weight density of such paper material inrespect of the properties of desirable thickness and durability is 1.50ounces per square yard of material. 1.00 ounces per square yard of suchpaper material is the flimsiest it can be and still arguably hold up foruse. On the other hand, 2.20 ounces per square yard is the upper limitof such weight density. Weight density in excess of 2.20 ounces persquare yard operates to render such non-woven one ply paper material asbeing wholly ineffective for the intended use of wiping down horse bitsB. Also, the ideal size of each individual disposable wet wipe 1 made upof such paper material is six inches in width by seven inches in length.This size is ideal for purposes of packaging of such disposable wetwipes 1, fifty per conveniently sized container and for manipulatingeach by hand in terms of removing each from the container and thenwiping down a horse bit B. A size of eight inches in width by eightinches in length is the upper limit of utility consistent with a lack ofwaste of material. The lowest limit of appropriate size consisting withutility is three inches in width by four inches in length. Anydisposable wet wipe unit 1 as would be smaller than three inches inwidth by four inches in length would simply be too hard to grapple withand wad up. Extract solution 2 is comprised of extract 3 in turn made upof 89 percent ethyl alcohol and 11 percent oil of peppermint mixed withwater in the ideal admixture of one teaspoon of such extract 3 per 30teaspoons of water. The upper limit of strength of this admixture is oneteaspoon of extract 3 per 20 teaspoons of water. Anything stronger thanthis for an admixture tends to make a horse's tongue tingle too much andbecomes hence dysfunctional. The lower limit of strength of thisadmixture is 1 teaspoon of such extract 3 per 50 teaspoons of water.Anything weaker than this won't retain flavor or aroma sufficiently orlong enough to appropriately tantalize a horse, as it were.

In practice, ideally, 50 of such disposable wet wipe units 1 allconsisting of one ply non-woven paper material, 54% of each of which iswood pulp with each such unit 1 measuring six inches in width by seveninches in length and, each with a weight density of 1.50 ounces persquare yard of material are packaged in a container measuring six inchesin length, four inches in width and two and a half inches in height andare then soaked within the container with half a cup of extract solution2 made of water and peppermint extract 3 which extract 3 is made up of89 percent ethyl alcohol and 11 percent oil of peppermint with the ratioof extract 3 to water in solution 2 being 1 teaspoons of extract 3 to 30teaspoons of water.

In conclusion, respectfully submitted, the instant invention serving atonce to greatly facilitate the cleansing of horse bits B without aconcomitant threat of invariable damage to the leathery essence of thebridles C to which such bits B would be attached, as well as to quitenotably induce horses to more readily thereafter grab such bits B; is,for such reasons, unquestionably new, useful and indeed unique.

1. A disposable wet wipe unit for cleansing horse bits, comprising: a. adisposable piece of one ply non-woven paper material; b. said piece ofpaper material consisting partially of a wood pulp material; c. asolution consisting of water mixed with peppermint flavored extractmaterial, and; d. a soaking of said piece of paper material with saidsolution.
 2. A disposable wet wipe unit for cleansing horse bits,comprising: a. a disposable piece of one ply non-woven paper material;b. said piece of paper material consisting partially of a wood pulpmaterial; c. said wood pulp material being 54 percent of the whole ofsaid piece of paper material; d. said piece of paper material having aweight density of 1.50 ounces per square yard thereof; e. said piece ofpaper material being six inches in width and seven inches in length; f.a solution consisting of water mixed with a peppermint flavored extract;g. said solution consisting of 30 teaspoons of said water mixed with 1teaspoon of said peppermint flavored extract; h. said peppermintflavored extract consisting of 89 percent ethyl alcohol and 11 percentoil of peppermint, and; i. a soaking of said piece of said papermaterial with said solution.
 3. The disposable wet wipe for cleansinghorse bits of claim 2 whereby, the percentage of said wood pulp in saidpiece of paper material varies from 45 percent to 55 percent.
 4. Thedisposable wet wipe for cleansing horse bits of claim 2 whereby, thepercentage of peppermint flavored extract material in said solutionvaries from 1 teaspoon of said peppermint flavored extract materialmixed with 20 teaspoons of said water to 1 teaspoon of said peppermintextract material mixed with 50 teaspoons of said water.
 5. Thedisposable wet wipe for cleansing horse bits of claim 2 whereby saidpiece of paper material hasp dimensions ranging from 3 inches in widthby 4 inches in length to 8 inches in width by 8 inches in length.
 6. Thedisposable wet wipe for cleansing horse bits of claim 2 whereby, saidpiece of paper material has weight density of from 1.00 ounces persquare yard thereof to 2.20 ounces per square yard thereof.